Yellowtail Amberjack - California Yellowtail

California yellowtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Seriola
Species: S. lalandi
Subspecies: S. l. dorsalis
Trinomial name
Seriola lalandi dorsalis

The California yellowtail is a species of ray-finned fish of the family Carangidae. This species is also known by several alternate names, such as amberjack, forktail, mossback, and white salmon.

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